Beginners How To Face Lather With A Synthetic Brush 

Thanks! I picked up a few tips here and shared it with my 26 year old Son who I turned on to traditional wet shaving a few years ago. He’s in the Army, so he’s a daily shaver on duty days and really likes the cost shaving of DE blades versus multi-blade cartridges. I gifted him over 200 DE blades about 2 years ago and he’s still ‘fixed for blades.’ 😉

Stirling executive man has a fantastic scent.

Great technique!

Hi Rich. Please welcome your friend to the addiction. I don’t understand why more people don’t bloom their soap? I don’t believe you’re getting everything out of it if you don’t. The lather is better, the scent of the soap has time to develop. Bloom water is the perfect pre shave and it always matches the scent of your soap unlike some stand alone pre shaves. I bloom with hot water but I wait for it to turn cold because I shave cold. Before my shower. That way I don’t have to wash/rinse my beard again. Down here in Florida we are into 90 degree days so cold shaving is very refreshing. I love the brush. Perfect for the blood knot. I have been hand lathering lately instead of using a bowl. Works just fine. I mix it up. I work tonight so I’m looking forward to a nice cold shave before my gig. Thanks Rich.

What a gorgeous brush ! I prefer bowl lathering only because i got some skin irritations when face lathering so i'm just painting. Stirling is top.

thanks to your advise and demo rich i had great success with my new razor; thank you again. after speaking to you yesterday my second shave was even better and this video is what i needed for a proper lather have a great week end buddy see ya tuesday.

Great job as always bro. 💪😎 Beautiful brush too man.

Nice, looks like I've been doing it all wrong! Watch the whole video from start to finish learned quite a bit I'm gonna go get my lather on!!!!

Going to give it a try tonight.

I started with a Semogue 610 boar, then bumped up to a Simpson Duke 3, now I'm headed to a synthetic...still trying to decide on this. My practical rationale for having several brushes is partly for the fun of collecting and partly to prolong the life of the brushes themselves...especially the Simpson.

Wow just love ❤️ that red brush so awesome buetyful brush my friend

Hy Rich, Great tips! You should make a video about how you make your brushes.

Hmm. I'm a newb to wetshaving. Instead of dropping more water onto the brush, can't I just add some water into a separate bowl and transfer the loaded brush to the bowl and lather from there? Also, I love your videos and I love the face lathering with the hand after the initial pass. I'll do that until I get better. Shaving with a safety razor is definitely a he'll of a lot better than when I used a cartridge razor. Allot smoother as well.

thanks again rich!

Well explain Rich and your brushes looks Awesome too I want to have one when you make in Green Marble finish knot in Futur because I don't have that color knot in my Den

Rich great video! I NEED THAT BRUSH! 😁

Good sound lesson.👍The application of soap to brush to face is my favorite part of the shave.Hey i may have to sometine in the future see if you could make me a brush with a badger knot.🙂

Rich, do you ersonally prefer, face lathering or bowl lathering? Your videos are great!

New to wet shaving here. seems like face lather is better than bowl lather.

Did your friend make it out alive with that PAA doubleopen comb

Shall i put my synthetic one under the water for a few second ? Or rinse that with hot or cold water? Which is the best case of synthetic brush? Before usage for how long shall i put it in to the water?

So Rich... your ETSY shop has no merchandise in it. Are there issues or are you no longer selling product? Just curious.

Will you be selling boar brushes on etsy?

Hi Rich!! How do I order one of your brushes??? TY!!! (VLS)

I just don't see any advantage to this "face lathering" vs using a bowl. I've tried it a couple of times but honestly its more trouble and for me simply doesn't work as well. Get a nice unvarnished wooden bowl and you'll be able to create very nice rich lather quickly. Smooth ceramic bowls or mugs are popular but actually don't work very well. Due to the smooth surface there is little friction to create a nice lather. That slightly rough surface that wood provides works significantly better.

You lost audio but good video

Rich....... PLEASE DONT MENTION THE RABBIT HOLE 😔😔😔😎😎 🐴

Sorry not knot but brush handle

you load too much and im not commited to spend half my money on shaving. im a cheap bastard